Fall Birds in New Jersey

Percent of complete checklists in New Jersey that reported the bird during these weeks, 2016–2025 (249,417 checklists). It shows how likely you are to list the bird, not how many there are. Methods.

1. 1Blue Jay55%
2. 2Northern Cardinal46%
3. 3Mourning Dove43%
4. 4Carolina Wren42%
5. 5Red-bellied Woodpecker39%
6. 6American Robin37%
7. 7Canada Goose35%
8. 8Song Sparrow35%
9. 9Turkey Vulture33%
10. 10Downy Woodpecker33%
11. 11Northern Flicker33%
12. 12American Crow32%
13. 13Gray Catbird31%
14. 14White-throated Sparrow31%
15. 15American Goldfinch30%
16. 16Tufted Titmouse29%
17. 17Yellow-rumped Warbler29%
18. 18Mallard27%
19. 19European Starling27%
20. 20House Finch27%
21. 21White-breasted Nuthatch26%
22. 22Northern Mockingbird25%
23. 23Double-crested Cormorant25%
24. 24Great Blue Heron25%
25. 25American Herring Gull24%
26. 26Carolina Chickadee21%
27. 27House Sparrow21%
28. 28Red-winged Blackbird20%
29. 29Ring-billed Gull18%
30. 30Osprey18%
31. 31Great Egret17%
32. 32Dark-eyed Junco17%
33. 33Cooper's Hawk16%
34. 34Red-tailed Hawk16%
35. 35Ruby-crowned Kinglet16%
36. 36Great Black-backed Gull16%
37. 37Common Yellowthroat16%
38. 38Belted Kingfisher15%
39. 39Bald Eagle15%
40. 40Laughing Gull15%
41. 41Common Grackle15%
42. 42Eastern Phoebe14%
43. 43Swamp Sparrow14%
44. 44Tree Swallow14%
45. 45Sharp-shinned Hawk14%
46. 46Mute Swan13%
47. 47Golden-crowned Kinglet12%
48. 48Hairy Woodpecker12%
49. 49Palm Warbler12%
50. 50Black Vulture11%
51. 51Black-capped Chickadee11%
52. 52American Redstart11%
53. 53Eastern Bluebird11%
54. 54Cedar Waxwing11%

• Yellow-rumped Warblerfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks mid October
• White-throated Sparrowfirst arrivals late September, peaks the second week of November
• Canada Goosefirst arrivals mid October, peaks early March
• Dark-eyed Juncofirst arrivals early October, peaks the second week of December
• Northern Flickerfirst arrivals early September, peaks late September
• Ruby-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals the second week of September, peaks mid October
• Ring-billed Gullfirst arrivals mid October, peaks mid January
• Swamp Sparrowfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October
• Golden-crowned Kingletfirst arrivals mid September, peaks mid October
• Cooper's Hawkfirst arrivals mid September, peaks the second week of October
• Palm Warblerfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of October
• Sharp-shinned Hawkfirst arrivals early September, peaks the second week of October

• Gray Catbirdmost gone by the second week of October
• American Goldfinchmost gone by the second week of September
• Common Yellowthroatmost gone by the second week of October
• Northern Flickermost gone by early November
• Barn Swallowmost gone by early September
• Chipping Sparrowmost gone by late October
• Laughing Gullmost gone by mid October
• Great Crested Flycatchermost gone by early September
• Tree Swallowmost gone by late October
• Northern Yellow Warblermost gone by mid September
• Ospreymost gone by mid October
• Baltimore Oriolemost gone by the second week of September

55. 55Eastern Towhee9.9%
56. 56Rock Pigeon9.7%
57. 57American Black Duck9.6%
58. 58Northern Harrier9.5%
59. 59Merlin9.2%
60. 60Savannah Sparrow9.1%